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Chapter 32 The Final Blow

Marcus looked up to observe the giant winged bat.

The opponent is now cautiously circling in the air, emitting threatening growls, and has not launched another rash attack.

Even its posture suggests a hint of retreat.

"It's not going to run away, is it? That would be a real hassle," Marcus frowned.

"Cough cough..."

Gray got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and although he looked a bit disheveled, he was thankfully unharmed.

"Normally, giant winged bats would have run away long ago, but giant winged bats during their breeding and lactation period are different."

Gray looked around, then his gaze settled on a spot, and he pointed to it.

"See that? That's its lair."

Sure enough, in the dense canopy of the tall trees, there was a huge, tumor-like dark shadow.

It was a giant winged bat nest made of tree branches, animal bones, and glued together with a lot of saliva; it looked disgusting.

If it weren't for Zellir's illumination spell being bright enough, it would have been difficult to find even after pointing out the direction.

"Come on, Zellir, aim and shoot its lair."

Gray sneered, "Let's see if it's willing to part with its little monster cub."

"okay!"

Zellier responded loudly.

Hitting these stationary targets was no challenge for him. After a brief charge, Zellir unleashed a fireball directly at the giant bat nest.

"boom!"

The moment the fireball hit, a blazing fire erupted, and the branches and leaves were instantly ignited!

However, because the ignition source was relatively damp, the fire did not spread immediately, but this produced more thick smoke.

Zellir's fireball was like stirring up a hornet's nest; a series of sharp chirping sounds immediately filled the nest, which must have been the baby giant bats.

"Well done!" Gray exclaimed, beaming.

This completely enraged the giant winged bat, which had been hovering high in the sky, and it immediately displayed a strong aggressive attitude.

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp!!!"

The giant bat's wings were fully extended, casting a shadow that blotted out the sun.

An invisible force surrounded it, and the bone spikes on its wingtips began to sway and loosen.

"Watch out! It's about to launch bone spikes!" Marcus raised his shield and assumed a defensive stance.

Zell and Gray immediately hid behind a tree.

But at this moment, Vales suddenly messed up.

He stood there, staring blankly at the giant winged bat high in the sky, without making any move.

"Vales! What the hell are you standing there for? Get out of the way!" Gray yelled.

Vales looked as if he had just woken up from a dream, and only then did he realize what was happening.

But it was too late. The wind-bladed bone spikes, like a storm, tore through the air and shot straight down!

A tremendous force suddenly slammed into Vales from the side, pulling him into its arms, and the two of them tumbled and fell to the side uncontrollably.

At the critical moment, Gray rushed over and tackled Vales, who had no time to dodge.

"呲呲呲!"

Dozens of bone spurs were driven deep into the spot where Vales had just stood, the force of which penetrated the ground and went in more than ten centimeters, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The two rolled several times on the ground before stopping.

Vales was unharmed, and Gray only suffered a minor cut to his calf from a bone spur.

Gray was panting heavily, still shaken, and he launched into a tirade of abuse.

"What are you doing? Are you still asleep?!" Luckily, the bone spur didn't hit his body, otherwise, given the penetrating force of that bone spur, he would probably have died on the spot.

"I'm sorry... I won't do it again."

Vales shook his head vigorously, trying to regain his composure.

After launching a volley of bone spikes, the giant winged bats high in the sky continued to hover and circle, showing no intention of coming down.

Moreover, its wings trembled, and a round of stark white bone spurs slowly grew from the wingtips.

Bone spurs cannot grow indefinitely. Each launch reduces the strength of the giant winged bat's bones, causing permanent damage.

Therefore, the giant winged bat will not continuously launch wind blade bone spikes unless absolutely necessary.

But today, it's going to go all out to kill these humans who dare to invade its lair!

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp!!!"

The piercing cry erupted again, and with a flap of its wings, the giant winged bat's flight speed suddenly increased, making its form blurry.

It darted and turned sharply, instantly circling around to a blind spot in the group's defenses, releasing sharp bone spikes as the giant winged bat flew!
"Watch out!" Marcus shouted a warning.

The shield emitted a sharp, piercing clanging sound.

Many bone spurs pierced directly into the shield, and one even nearly pierced through it; the white tip of the bone spur could be seen from the other side.

Zellier suddenly lowered his head and lay down, not daring to move his head at all.

The whooshing sound of bullets cutting through the air sent chills down his spine, as if he were in the midst of a hail of bullets.

After the second round of long-range attacks ended, the giant winged bats remained undeterred and continued to generate new bone spikes.

It looks like they're going to use this tactic to slowly wear down the team.

"Damn it, this beast has become clever..."

Marcus's sword sliced ​​through the shield, cutting off all the bone spikes embedded in it.

"Zelier, keep firing at its nest! I want to see if its little pups can withstand the smoke and fire!"

"no problem!"

Zellir rolled behind a tree and unleashed another Fireball, which he charged up and hit precisely at the giant bat nest!

"Oh!"

The nest, whose fire had subsided somewhat, burst into flames once more, and the chirping sounds inside grew louder and filled with a mournful lament.

Upon seeing this, the giant winged bat went completely berserk.

Its entire body trembled violently and nervously, and its shrill screams were almost ear-piercing.

If this drags on, its lair will be destroyed by that damned human mage!
We must kill him first!

“Marcus!” Zelil shouted.

"understand!"

Just as the Giant Winged Bat locked onto Zellir and swooped down, Marcus charged forward with his shield!
The giant bat was knocked so hard it rolled several times on the ground, and the team members immediately seized the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack!

Once they enter ground range, the giant winged bats' advantage immediately disappears.

A rapid-fire volley, five arrows!
Each of Vales' arrows pierced the giant bat's abdomen and pinned it to the ground.

Gray took a step forward, sword in hand, and leaped into the air.

A cold light descended from the sky, severing half of the giant wing bat's wing membrane!

The final blow came from Zellir, who aimed at the wound in the giant bat's compound eye and unleashed another wind blade spell.

The already exposed head tissue was severely damaged again and finally could not withstand it, so it directly shaved off half of the giant winged bat's head.

The skull whistled and spun through the air before landing on the grass.

The giant winged bat convulsed a few times, then collapsed to the ground with a thud, gradually falling silent.

(End of this chapter)